March 13, 2020
To all the beloved people of UUFM—
We find ourselves in uncertain times, when a tiny virus reveals just how interconnected we are with each other and the entire world. Yet the virus is not itself our interdependence; it is not the measure of … read more.
In 1841, revered Unitarian minister Rev. Theodore Parker wrote a sermon entitled “The Transient and Permanent in Christianity,” a touchstone and a challenge for all UU ministers. Absent the surety of the Christian religion and scripture, what in our lives is transient and what permanent?
“The … read more.
Well, the word isn’t a verb, but resilience lived is an action, an active doing, creating, healing when we are confronted by destructive events or debilitating sorrow. Together, we’ll explore how to live into and build resilience in community.
Soul Matters Monthly Theme: What does it … read more.
Our 5th Principle calls us to affirm and promote “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” This principle requires that we each cultivate our individual conscience and that we respect the conscientiously made expressions … read more.
Outrage is a strong emotion, and there is much in our everyday lives to spark the feeling. Yet outrage is not in itself an action for either good or ill. And further, it is a hard emotion to sustain, burning hot and subsiding quickly. How … read more.
January is the month of Integrity. And as we begin a new year, it is the perfect time to ask, “What is worship anyway? What’s it for, and how does it fit into my life?” Rev. Rita explores this topic, with hopes that at this … read more.
Despite pain and anguish, despite injustice and turmoil, love grows and thrives in a harmful and hurting world. Commemorating the birth of Jesus in the quiet dark of night reminds us of an abiding mystery—that love grows and even thrives in a harmful and hurting … read more.
The great Unitarian religious educator Rev. Sophia Lyon Fahs wrote “Each night a child is born is a holy night,” and she meant, too, that each and every child is a holy being. Join us this Sunday as our Children’s Faith Development Team organizes a … read more.
Out of control commercialism, deep loneliness and alienation, and some truly horrid music can make the Christmas season unbearable for many of us. Yet cultivating a sense of awe, “to sense the ultimate in the common and the simple; to feel in the rush of … read more.
An All-generation Service featuring the UUFM Choir and led by Rev. Rita and Macey Page, Director of Children’s Faith Development. With words and images, with stories and readings and lots of music, we celebrate as a community the wonder of life and the call to … read more.
